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By Merekat (Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:22:14 AM EST) (all tags)

"blasts", "slams", "snubs"

The best way to devalue the meaning of those words is to use them in every newspaper and news site headline where someone doesn't agree (however mildly or predictably) with someone else or choses one alternative over another. So, here is my day in such hyperbole:

Merekat blasts odd socks!
Merekat slams lack of breakfast travesty!
Merekat snubs 07:58 train!

Also known as, got up, slightly peeved at not being able to find matching socks, opened fridge and remembered I forgot to buy yoghurt and got a bit delayed so got a slightly later train than usual.

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One of the ignominities of living with my parents, by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #1 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:29:02 AM EST

of which there are surprisingly few, except for the overarching general desire to have somewhere of my own, is the fact that my washing is occasionally hung out or put away by my Mum if she gets to it first. She also occasionally washes my towel or bedsheets as well, normally 2 days after I have.

Anyway, she managed to pair up all my socks for me with this batch of washing, which made getting up this morning much nicer.

Snubs by gazbo (4.00 / 1) #2 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:33:09 AM EST

At the Grammys, Kelly Clarkson didn't thank American Idol when she won. Hence, according to the papers she snubbed them. Note the use of an active verb to describe an inactivity (as hinted at by your train example).

Of course, the fact that she won American Idol 3 years ago, has since completely left their stable, and indeed the fact that the song/album she won for was entirely unrelated to any of the American Idol team is irrelevant: she didn't thank them, ergo they were snubbed.

To snub:

I snub
You snub
He/she/it snubs
For ice-cream.

"Engarde!" cried the larvae, huskily. - Scrymarch

: I notice a bias here. by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #3 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:36:41 AM EST

Can I recommend you plug sorbets and granitas along with your ice creams?
There is a large and growing movement for equality among frozen deserts. The baked alaska contingent are of course, a little unsure where they stand. The deep fried ice cream people talk too slowly to have finished the first word of their statement yet, so I'm unsure of their feelings.

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: snubs2 by Merekat (2.00 / 0) #12 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 10:05:06 AM EST

The recent irritating headline where I saw it was 'U2 snubbed at Brits'. Otherwise known as 'other people won stuff'.
U2 being snubbed at Brits would have been not being invited or not being let in or something.

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And for the C's by squigs (2.00 / 0) #4 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:37:53 AM EST

Chaos and Crisis.

Travel Chaos as tube runs a little slowly.
Work crisis as all meeting rooms are booked.

Also, forgive the verbosity, by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #5 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:39:13 AM EST

but may I please bring these to your attention:

Lothian Water Charges Rocket!
Dr Who Played God!
Sick Kids To Be Cut In Half!

I hope they are useful.

Really by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #7 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:52:30 AM EST

Dr Who Played God!

Which episode was that?

Or was it something like Tom Bakers role in the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) remake?

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: Yeah. by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #8 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:53:32 AM EST

Apparently Harold Shipman's fantasies over life and death count as playing God.
Whatevvvar!

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From today's BBC website. by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #14 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 01:19:33 PM EST

Speed cameras in roadworks drive.

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Also "Misery" by nebbish (4.00 / 2) #6 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 07:42:56 AM EST

"Misery line" is the most common but it seems to be applied to most transport delays.

Actually quite funny though if you imagine them all crammed into the a train carriage crying and wailing.

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"Outrage" by Alice Pulley (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 09:00:14 AM EST

School Dinner "outrage".

"Fiasco".

School Dinner "fiasco".

"Uproar".

School Dinner "uproar".

I blame Jamie Oliver.

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'But they're adults and perfectly capable of working it out themselves. And if not, well, fuck em.' - Nebbish '06.

WIPO by Breaker (4.00 / 1) #10 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 09:04:49 AM EST

Deadline

$TWEEDLE_DUM attacks $TWEEDLE_DEE by Rogerborg (2.00 / 0) #11 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 09:10:51 AM EST

I swear, Prescott could pound David Cameron to a smug pulp, and nobody would even bother to read past the headline.

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Merekat blasts the overuse of "blasts" by hulver (4.00 / 1) #13 Thu Feb 16, 2006 at 10:41:24 AM EST

Gazbo snubs sorbet.
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I have nothing to say by priestess (2.00 / 0) #15 Fri Feb 17, 2006 at 09:03:18 AM EST

But I didn't want to appear to snub you, so I thought I'd say it anyway.

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